Appomattox Generals
Subtitle: The Parallel Lives of Joshua L. Chamberlain, USA, and John B. Gordon, CSA, Commanders at the Surrender Ceremony of April 12 1865
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780786476329
Subjects: United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865
Description: "Both Chamberlain and Gordon volunteered, feeling a strong need to fight for the cause of their respective sections, entering as low level officers with no formal military training. Remaining humble and continually demonstrating extraordinary courage earned them respect of their men. Their heroism and leadership culminated in their meeting as commanders at the Appomattox Courthouse surrender"--